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¹AND when the day of Pentecost was fulfilled, while they were assembled together, ²Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ³And there appeared to them tongues which were divided like flames of fire; and they rested on each of them. ⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in various languages, according to whatever the Spirit gave them to speak.

⁵Now there lived at Jerusalem devout men and Jews from every nation under heaven. ⁶And as the sound took place, all the people gathered together, and they were confused because every man heard them speak in his own language. ⁷And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying to each other, Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? ⁸How is it that we hear every man in our own native language? ⁹Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those who live in Mesopotamia, Jews and Cappadocians and those from Pontus and Asia Minor, ¹⁰And those from the region of Phrygia and of Pamphylia and of Egypt, and of the regions of Lybia near Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ¹¹And those from Crete, and Arabians, look we hear them speak in our own tongues of the wonderful works of God. ¹²And they were all amazed and stunned, saying to each other, What does this mean? ¹³Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

¹⁴And afterwards Simon Peter stood up together with the 11 disciples, and lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Jewish race, and all that live at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words; ¹⁵For these men are not drunk as you suppose, for look it is but the 3rd hour of the day. ¹⁶But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: ¹⁷It will come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy and your young men will see visions and your old men will dream dreams; ¹⁸And on my male servants and on my female servants I will pour out my Spirit in those days; and they will prophesy; ¹⁹And I will show wonders in heaven and signs on the earth: blood and fire and vapor of smoke: ²⁰The sun will be changed into darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and fearful day of the Lord will come. ²¹And it will come to pass that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. ²²Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man of God, who appeared among you by miracles and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves know, ²³The very one who was chosen for this purpose from the very beginning by the knowledge and will of God, you have delivered into the hands of wicked men, and you have crucified and murdered him; ²⁴Whom God has raised up, having destroyed the pains of death, because it was not possible for Sheol to hold him. ²⁵For David said concerning him, I foresaw my Lord always, for he is on my right hand, so that I should not be shaken; ²⁶Therefore, my heart is comforted and my glory is exalted; even my body will rest in hope, ²⁷Because you will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will you permit your Holy One to see corruption. ²⁸You have revealed to me the way of life; you will fill me with joy with your presence. ²⁹Now men and brothers, permit me to speak to you openly concerning Patriarch David, who is dead and buried and whose sepulcher is with us to this day; ³⁰For he was a prophet, and he knew that God had sworn by an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up one to sit on his throne. ³¹So he foresaw and spoke concerning the resurrection of Messiah, that his soul was not left in the grave, nor did his body see corruption. ³²This very Jesus, God has raised up, and we are all his witnesses. ³³It is he who is exalted by the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, and has poured out gifts which you now see and hear. ³⁴For David did not ascend into heaven, because he himself said, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, ³⁵Until I make your foes your footstool. ³⁶Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this very Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Messiah.

³⁷When they heard these things, their hearts were touched and they said to Simon and the rest of the apostles, Our brothers, what will we do? ³⁸Then Simon said to them, Repent and be baptized, each one of you in the name of the Lord Jesus for the remission of sins, so that you may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For the promise was made to you and to your children, and for all of those who are far off, even as many as the very God will call. ⁴⁰And he testified to them with many other words and begged them, saying, Save yourselves from this sinful generation. ⁴¹And those men among them, who readily accepted his word and believed, were baptized, and about 3,000 souls were added in that day.

⁴²And they continued steadfastly in the teaching, of the apostles and they took part in prayer and in the breaking of bread. ⁴³And fear came on every soul; and many miracles and wonders were done by the apostles in Jerusalem. ⁴⁴And all believers were together and had all things in common; ⁴⁵And those who had possessions sold them and divided to each man according to his need. ⁴⁶And they went to the temple every day with one accord; and at home they broke bread and received food with joy and with a pure heart, ⁴⁷Praising God and finding favor with all the people. And our Lord added daily those coming to life in the church.